Odilo Globocnik
Slovenian Nazi, SS officer, and Holocaust perpetrator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Globocnik" redirects here. For other uses, see Globočnik (disambiguation).
Odilo Lothar Ludwig Globocnik[lower-alpha 1] (21 April 1904 – 31 May 1945) was a Nazi Party official from Austria and a perpetrator of the Holocaust. A high-ranking leader of the SS, Globocnik played a leading role in Operation Reinhard, the organized murder of around one and a half million Jews, mostly of Polish origin, during the Holocaust in the Majdanek, Treblinka, Sobibór and Bełżec extermination camps.[4][5][6] Historian Michael Allen described him as "the vilest individual in the vilest organization ever known".[4] Globocnik killed himself shortly after his capture and detention by British soldiers.
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Birth name | Odilo Lothar Ludwig Globocnik[1][lower-alpha 1] |
Nickname(s) | Globus[3] |
Born | (1904-04-21)21 April 1904 Trieste, Austria-Hungary (now Italy) |
Died | 31 May 1945(1945-05-31) (aged 41) Paternion, Allied-occupied Austria |
Cause of death | Suicide by cyanide poisoning |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Service/ | Schutzstaffel |
Rank | Gruppenführer |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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